The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF) aims to engage and educate people - especially the young - with the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), and the stories of the men and women who died whilst fighting oppression, extremism and intolerance in the two World Wars.

The second phase of a major restoration project at the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, France, was due to start mid-May 2020 – however due to the restrictions in place due to Covid-19 this work has been postponed to early-2021 and is scheduled to end in May 2022.

During these essential works, access to the memorial will not be possible, but CWGC will be providing innovative new ways of exploring the site through a ground-breaking digital exhibition.

Malta

The island of Malta played an important role in both world wars. Today, CWGC continues to care of the casualties left behind. Find out more about the work of the Commission and the people that make it happen.

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The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF) is a charitable foundation that highlights the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) by telling the stories of the 1.7m people the CWGC commemorates.

In 2019, as part of our Legacy of Liberation campaign, the CWGC began creating an audio archive of the stories of the Second World War told by the veterans who fought across the world. As we continue this work into 2020, our Project Coordinator Kirsty Mills shares a few of the stories that mean the most to her ahead of the upcoming D-Day anniversary.